Belt game 17,972 · July 14, 1997
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat New York Mets 5–4 at home to start reign 8,456 of the MLB belt, the 389th for the franchise.
New York Mets had held it since July 13, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Cincinnati Reds on July 16, 1997.
8,456Reign number
389Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Ward | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Polcovich | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Martin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dale Sveum | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Womack | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Smith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Guillen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Rincon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Sodowsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Cooke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Rich Loiselle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jermaine Allensworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Collier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Butch Huskey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Alexander | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Pratt | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Lopez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rey Ordonez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ochoa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Baerga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bernard Gilkey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Hundley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Takashi Kashiwada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Everett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Reed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.2 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Greg McMichael | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Cory Lidle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.